Narrative:
The aircraft crashed into the ridge of a mountain range (Panther Peak) at an altitude of 8600 feet msl, located 45 miles to the right of the airway. The minimum safe altitude for the direct route Burbank-Seattle is 14500 feet compared to 8500 feet over the airway route.
» Madera Tribune Wednesday 14 January 1959, p1
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 13 January 1959 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Operator: | California Air Freight |
| Registration: | N1240N |
| MSN: | 22404 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Panther Peak, CA ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Hollywood-Lockheed Air Terminal, CA (BUR/KBUR), United States of America |
| Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA), United States of America |
The aircraft crashed into the ridge of a mountain range (Panther Peak) at an altitude of 8600 feet msl, located 45 miles to the right of the airway. The minimum safe altitude for the direct route Burbank-Seattle is 14500 feet compared to 8500 feet over the airway route.
Sources:
» Madera Tribune 15 January 1959, p1» Madera Tribune Wednesday 14 January 1959, p1
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Hollywood-Lockheed Air Terminal, CA to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA as the crow flies is 1500 km (937 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Hollywood-Lockheed Air Terminal, CA to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA as the crow flies is 1500 km (937 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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